damn, at least if she would have used ecstasy he might have had more fun on the way out.

j/k

What a nasty thing to do. Speedy recovery dude!

13 Facts About Friday the 13th

by LiveScience Staff

If you fear Friday the 13th, then batten down the hatches. This week's unlucky day is the first of three this year.

The next Friday the 13th comes in March, followed by Nov. 13. Such a triple whammy comes around only every 11 years, said Thomas Fernsler, a math specialist at the University of Delaware who has studied the number 13 for more than 20 years.

By the numbers

Here are 13 more facts about the infamous day, courtesy of Fernsler and some of our own research:

1. The British Navy built a ship named Friday the 13th. On its maiden voyage, the vessel left dock on a Friday the 13th, and was never heard from again.

2. The ill-fated Apollo 13 launched at 13:13 CST on Apr. 11, 1970. The sum of the date's digits (4-11-70) is 13 (as in 4+1+1+7+0 = 13). And the explosion that crippled the spacecraft occurred on April 13 (not a Friday). The crew did make it back to Earth safely, however.

3. Many hospitals have no room 13, while some tall buildings skip the 13th floor.

4. Fear of Friday the 13th - one of the most popular myths in science - is called paraskavedekatriaphobia as well as friggatriskaidekaphobia. Triskaidekaphobia is fear of the number 13.

5. Quarterback Dan Marino wore No. 13 throughout his career with the Miami Dolphins. Despite being a superb quarterback, he got to the Super Bowl just once, in 1985, and was trounced 38-16 by the San Francisco 49ers and Joe Montana (who wore No. 16 and won all four Super Bowls he played in).

6. Butch Cassidy, notorious American train and bank robber, was born on Friday, April 13, 1866.

7. Fidel Castro was born on Friday, Aug. 13, 1926.

8. President Franklin D. Roosevelt would not travel on the 13th day of any month and would never host 13 guests at a meal. Napoleon and Herbert Hoover were also triskaidekaphobic, with an abnormal fear of the number 13.

9. Superstitious diners in Paris can hire a quatorzieme, or professional 14th guest.

10. Mark Twain once was the 13th guest at a dinner party. A friend warned him not to go. "It was bad luck," Twain later told the friend. "They only had food for 12."

11. Woodrow Wilson considered 13 his lucky number, though his experience didn't support such faith. He arrived in Normandy, France on Friday, Dec. 13, 1918, for peace talks, only to return with a treaty he couldn't get Congress to sign. (The ship's crew wanted to dock the next day due to superstitions, Fernsler said.) He toured the United States to rally support for the treaty, and while traveling, suffered a near-fatal stroke.

12. The number 13 suffers from its position after 12, according to numerologists who consider the latter to be a complete number - 12 months in a year, 12 signs of the zodiac, 12 gods of Olympus, 12 labors of Hercules, 12 tribes of Israel, 12 apostles of Jesus, 12 days of Christmas and 12 eggs in a dozen.

13. The seals on the back of a dollar bill include 13 steps on the pyramid, 13 stars above the eagle's head, 13 war arrows in the eagle's claw and 13 leaves on the olive branch. So far there's been no evidence tying these long-ago design decisions to the present economic situation.

Origins of Friday the 13th

Where's all this superstition come from? Nobody knows for sure. But it may date back to Biblical times (the 13th guest at the Last Supper betrayed Jesus). By the Middle Ages, both Friday and 13 were considered bearers of bad fortune.

Meanwhile the belief that numbers are connected to life and physical things - called numerology.

Glitz Man

I started running in late 2005 or so.

The valpo mini is still open - it is April 11 I think.

Heart Attacks And Drinking Warm Water

This is a very good article. Not only about warm water after your meal, but about Heart Attacks.

The Chinese and Japanese drink hot tea with their meals, not cold water, maybe it is time we adopt their drinking habit.

For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you. It's nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal.

However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion. Once this 'sludge' reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine. Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.

Common Symptoms Of Heart Attack A serious note about heart attacks - You should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting. Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line. You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack.

T, in this lesson you posted, Joe is saying "you're thinking well that's pretty weird, but if I go ~~~ you're thinking well that's pretty nice ~~ and then you're thinking where's he going now ~~ then I do something weird like that?" and laughs. I don't know why, but that last laugh hit my funny bone!! Joe is on his on universe when it comes to guitar. Every time he starts explaining his musicology, you can tell how much he wants everyone to get it. He has so much guitar knowledge in his head it's a wonder his hair left him! There just wasn't enough room for both!

I'm still groovin' to this one. My FAV part is at 2:30 :- )

Glitzman - thanks for asking about me and the fam. We are good. Had many close calls though. I have some good pics of a wall cloud and a funnel starting to form across the street from my house. I'll try to get them on the sight. Amazing stuff. Shame people lost lives though. I give it up to the storm chasers in this state. They can pinpoint a twister to cross streets and intersections. They are amazing people. Someone my wife works with lost a roof and a barn. In fact I saw his barn flying through the air on the Today Show the day after. They were all safe though. There have been some wild forces of nature over the past year. Over in the Do the Stu land, they have been getting hit with everything....fire, earthquake, wind, sea spouts and the largest debt in state history. Crazy times.

Hold our breath and hope everyone makes it through ok.

Hmm looks like insurance rates including of course automobile insurance will be skyrocketting in the UK (and particularly Ireland)....

Since Cappy is away at sea guess a few pirate jokes are safe:

Pirate goes into a bar and orders a beer. Barkeep looks at him and says, "Hey, there's a giant steering wheel sticking out of your pants!"

"Arrrhhh", says the pirate. "It's driving me nuts!"

A pirate goes into a bar and orders a beer. The barkeep notices he's wearing a paper towel for a hat, and asks him, "Hey; what's up with the paper towel?"

"Arrrr," says the pirate, "I've got a bounty on me head."

Why are pirates called pirates?

Because they Arrrrrr!

Pirate walks into a bar and orders a whiskey. Bartenders asks him about his peg-leg. Pirate says, "Bit off by a shark." Bartenders asks about the hook on his right hand. Pirate says, "Bit off by a killer whale." Bartenders asks about his eye patch. Pirate says, "Bird poop." "What?" replies the bartender. "How can you lose an eye to bird poop?" The pirate says, "First day with the hook."

and one non-pirate joke to demonstrate:

Why Sentence Structure is Important

The boss had to fire somebody, and he narrowed it down to one of two people, Debra or Jack. It was an impossible decision because they were both super workers. Rather than flip a coin, he decided he would fire the first one who used the water cooler the next morning.

Debra came in the next morning with a horrible hangover after partying all night. She went to the cooler to take an aspirin. The boss approached her and said: 'Debra, I've never done this before but I have to lay you or Jack off.'

Hybes, as far as I know I am. I go back Monday. Since I left the day after 14 people were fired, everything has changed. I have no idea what's going on. It was nice being off to avoid all that crap, but now I have to go back and figure it all out. I haven't talked to any of my co-workers in 4 weeks. (shit man, yeah!) I'm not giving any of them my number either. lol! Work days are enough shared time, thank you anyway. lol! I'll be walking into a whole new situation on Monday, so by Monday night I might be found at the bottom of a good bottle of wine. Stay safe! My heart goes out to all those affected by these horrible disasters.

Al, congrats! Now go out proper and get some hookers!

Chelle, Joe's smile is mega-watt and just lights everything up, dunt it :) And I think yer on to something there with the hair...guess he just couldn't have both, lol!!! Genius I tells ya!! And groove away honey, it's a fine way to spend the day, wish I could too!! It would be kinda cool if Joe would do a show for us without the glasses...I so love watching his expressions as he plays...so much heart and soul goes into every song, every time....with the glasses you can see facial expressions, but without, adding in those eyes....WOO! :)

Mckenna, congrats honey, but u must live in an alternate universe where it's Friday the 14th...ya eedgit!! Don't drink and drive neither or I'll hunt you down!! Now I have another reason why not to drive in Ireland...Mckenna is legal and on the loose!! GAH!! ;)

Mr. McKenna--A promise is a promise the world over! Ya better listen to T., Michelle and me. I wish you had an old man's brain so you don't keep drinkin yourself into the unknown........way into the unknown!! Enuff said here! ;-/

Michelle and T. What are we gonna do about this young man who takes so many luni risks when drinking? Gaaaaahhhh!!

Slans--It's your turn to admonish Al. I still think he could be your nephew! So what you say has much weight.

Wal-Mart Greeter Job

As my retirement investments have taken such a beating this last year, I thought I should look for some supplemental income.

So, I got a job as a Wal-Mart greeter -- a good find for many retirees ? however, I lasted less than a day ...

About two hours into my first day a very loud, unattractive, mean-acting woman walked into the store with her two kids, yelling obscenities at them all the way through the entrance. As I had been instructed, I said pleasantly, 'Good morning and welcome to Wal-Mart. Nice children you have there. Are they twins?'

The ugly woman stopped yelling long enough to say, 'Hell no, they ain't twins. The oldest one's 9 and the other one's 7. Why the hell would you think they're twins? Are you blind or just stupid?'

So I replied, 'I'm neither blind nor stupid, ma'am, I just can't believe you got laid twice. Have a good day and thank you for shopping at Wal-Mart.'

My supervisor said I probably wasn't cut out for this line of work.